‘One Battle After Another’ & ‘Hamnet’ Lead Australia’s AACTA International Awards Nominations

Awards season has reached the Southern Hemisphere as the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts is out with the nominees for its 2026 AACTA International Awards. Warner Bros’ One Battle After Another leads the way with seven noms, with Focus Features’ Hamnet right on its heels with six.

Both will face off on the marquee Best Film category against A24’s Marty Supreme — which is third with four nominations — Sony Pictures Classics’ Nuremberg and Warner Bros’ Sinners. See the full list below.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another scored noms in six of AACTA’s seven film categories, including pitting the pic’s Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn against each other for Best Supporting Actor. Hamnet also went 6-for-7, only missing out in the Best Actor race.

Switching channels to TV, the Best Drama Series field includes Netflix’s Adolescence and The Diplomat, Apple TV’s Severance and Slow Horses and HBO Max’s The Pitt. Vying for the Best Comedy Series prize are HBO Max’s Hacks, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, FX’s The Bear and Apple TV’s Shrinking and The Studio.

Seven Aussies made the cut across the film and TV acting categories: Russell Crowe of Nuremberg, Hugh Jackman (Song Sung Blue), Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams), Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein), Dacre Montgomery (Dead Man’s Wire), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You) and Sarah Snook (All Her Fault).

Winners will be feted during the 15th annual AACTA International Awards ceremony on February 6 at HOTA, Home of the Arts on Australia‘s Gold Coast.

Here are the nominees for the 2026 AACTA International Awards:

Film

AACTA International Award for Best Film
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Nuremberg
One Battle After Another
Sinners

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actor in Film
Timothée Chalamet (as Marty Mauser)  –  Marty Supreme 
Russell Crowe (as Hermann Goring)  –  Nuremberg 
Leonardo DiCaprio (as Bob)  –  One Battle After Another 
Joel Edgerton (as Robert Grainier)  –  Train Dreams
Hugh Jackman (as Mike)  –  Song Sung Blue

AACTA International Award for Best Lead Actress in Film
Jessie Buckley (as Agnes)  – Hamnet
Rose Byrne (as Linda)  – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Kate Hudson (as Claire)  – Song Sung Blue
Chase Infiniti (as Willa Ferguson)  – One Battle After Another
Renate Reinsve (as Nora Borg)  – Sentimental Value

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film
Benicio Del Toro (as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos) – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi (as The Creature) – Frankenstein
Paul Mescal (as Will) – Hamnet
Dacre Montgomery (as Richard ‘Dick’ Hall) – Dead Man’s Wire
Sean Penn (as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw) – One Battle After Another

AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film
Glenn Close (as Martha Delacroix) – Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Elle Fanning (as Rachel Kemp) – Sentimental Value
Mia Goth (as Elizabeth) – Frankenstein
Amy Madigan (as Aunt Gladys) – Weapons
Emily Watson (as Mary) – Hamnet

AACTA International Award for Best Direction in Film
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein 
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay in Film
A House of Dynamite – Noah Oppenheim
Hamnet – Maggie O’Farrell, Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt

TV Series

AACTA International Award for Best Drama Series
Adolescence – Season 1
Severance – Season 2
Slow Horses – Season 4
The Diplomat – Season 3
The Pitt – Season 1

AACTA International Award for Best Comedy Series
Hacks – Season 4
Only Murders in the Building – Season 5
Shrinking – Season 3
The Bear – Season 4
The Studio – Season 1

AACTA International Award for Best Actor in a Series
Owen Cooper (as Jamie Miller) – Adolescence
Stephen Graham (as Eddie Miller) – Adolescence
Gary Oldman (as Jackson Lamb) – Slow Horses
Seth Rogen (as Matt Remick) – The Studio
Noah Wyle (as Dr Michael Robinavitch) – The Pitt 

AACTA International Award for Best Actress in a Series
Erin Doherty (as Briony Ariston) – Adolescence
Keri Russell (as Kate Wyler) – The Diplomat
Jean Smart (as Deborah Vance) – Hacks
Sarah Snook (as Marissa Irvine) – All Her Fault
Michelle Williams (as Molly Kochan) – Dying for Sex

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